CVE-2026-76040

high

Description

Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

References

http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575033.html

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/534862220

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575033.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-18

Updated: 2026-08-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00431

Detections

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